Program Improvement LEA Requirements

Under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), local educational agencies (LEAs) are responsible for implementing specific federal and state requirements during each year that they are in Program Improvement (PI) status.

PI Years 1 & 2

PI Year 1

Requirements

PI Year 1, Newly
Identified (DOC; Updated Oct-2014) A high school LEA that failed
to meet all Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) targets for two consecutive years
becomes newly identified for PI in 2014–15.

PI Year 1,
Maintains PI Status (DOC; Updated Oct-2014) Elementary and unified LEAs maintain their PI Year 1 status in 2014–15. A high school LEA that advanced to PI Year 1 in 2013 and successfully met all AYP targets in 2013–14 also maintains its PI Year 1 status in 2014–15.

Template and Guideline

PI Year 2

Requirements

PI Year 2, Newly
Advancing (DOC; Updated Oct-2014) A high school LEA that was identified as PI Year 1 in 2013 and failed to meet all AYP targets in 2013–14 advances to PI Year 2 status in 2014–15.

PI Year 2,
Maintains PI Status (DOC; Updated Oct-2014) Elementary and unified LEAs maintain their PI Year 2 status in 2014–15. A high school LEA that advanced to PI Year 2 in 2013 and successfully met all AYP targets in 2013–14 also maintains its PI Year 2 status in 2014–15.

PI Year 3

Requirements

PI Year 3, Newly
Advancing (DOC; Updated Oct-2014) A high school LEA that advanced to PI Year 2 in 2013 and failed to meet all AYP targets in 2013–14 advances to PI Year 3 in 2014–15.

PI Year 3+,
Maintains PI Status (DOC; Updated Oct-2014) Elementary and unifed LEAs in PI Year 3 and 3+ maintain their PI Year 3 status in 2014–15. A high school LEA that advanced to PI Year 3 between 2007–13 also maintains its PI Year 3 status until it makes AYP for two consective years.

Corrective Action

An LEA that advances to PI Year 3 is subject to Corrective Action, and the SBE is required to select and impose at least one of seven federal corrective actions, cited at Education Code (EC) Section 52055.57(c).

See Agenda Item 11, which establishes Corrective Action 7, on the CDE SBE Agenda for November 2013 Web page [http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/ag/ag/yr13/agenda201311.asp], and Agenda Item 9, which assigns the corrective action to LEAs in PI Year 3, Cohort 7, on the CDE SBE Agenda for January 2014 Web page [http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/ag/ag/yr14/agenda201401.asp].
This serves as the notification to parents and the public of the
corrective action the state has taken, in accordance with 20 U.S.C.
6316 §1116(c)(10)(E) and CFR § 200.51 (d)(3).

Technical Assistance Requirements

Under ESEA, Section 1116(c)(10)(B)(iii), states are required to provide technical assistance while instituting any corrective action. The assignment of technical assistance requirements is based upon LEA need.

DAIT or other Technical Assistance Provider Standards and Criteria (DOC)
In September 2009, the SBE adopted revised standards for the work of a DAIT or other technical assistance provider. The full State Board of Education item, including Attachment 1 (Revised Standards for District Improvement and the Focus of Work of a District Assistance and Intervention Team) and Attachment 2 (Matrix Comparing Standards Adopted in 2006 and Proposed Standards for District Improvement and the Focus of Work of a District Assistance and Intervention Team) is available electronically at the above link.

Approved DAIT Provider Organizations
List of organizations previously approved by the CDE to serve as DAIT Providers, along with contact information for each provider. Note: List of approved DAIT provider organizations is no longer updated by CDE.

Program Improvement and Title III

Title I PI LEAs that are also in Title III improvement status should review the California Department of Education Title III Accountability Requirements Web page. LEAs that are subject only to Title III should also reference this page.